Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Montgomery County, GA
Montgomery County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 12.2% low-access.
- 12.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.9%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Montgomery County, GA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Toombs County ( -0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Montgomery County lands in the lower national band (12.2%, #2,323 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,323
- national by low-access %
- #100
- in GA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 367
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Montgomery County compares nationally
Montgomery County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.2% low-access share that beats 26% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,327).
Montgomery County's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Montgomery County has 0 urban and 3 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Montgomery County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Georgia, not a full county-board reprint
- Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee 97.7%
97.7 % low-access
- Calhoun 13.8
Calhoun 13.8%
13.8 % low-access
- Tattnall 13.4
Tattnall 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Montgomery 12.2
Montgomery 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Toombs 11.6
Toombs 11.6%
11.6 % low-access
- Stephens 10.4
Stephens 10.4%
10.4 % low-access
- Dade 0
Dade 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 9,123 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,109 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 367 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,640 |
| Median Household Income | $51,941 |
| Poverty Rate | 20.6%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 563 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.9%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.7% |
SNAP retailers in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 5
- buzzy's food mart, uvalda
- flash foods llc 27469, mt vernon
- friendly gus 8, mount vernon
- jet food stores 93, vidalia
- rvsons llc, uvalda
Combination Grocery/Other · 3
- dollar general 10168, uvalda
- dollar general 15535, mount vernon
- family dollar store 2928, mount vernon
Large Grocery Store · 1
- mount vernon grocery company inc, mount vernon
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Georgia
One of 158 counties in Georgia, 6 are shown here.
Compare Montgomery County vs Appling County → · All Georgia counties →
Montgomery County inside a lower low-access state context
Montgomery County sits inside Georgia (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Montgomery County, GA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 13209. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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